Krul urinal, Buiksloterweg (Noord)
1031 KT Amsterdam52.38231, 4.90368
Free
Open-air krul urinal on the Buiksloterweg in Amsterdam-Noord, near the ferry. Men only, no privacy.
Type
Open-air krul urinal, men only
Access
Always open
Good to know
What is a krul?
The krul (Dutch for "curl") is Amsterdam's open-air spiral urinal, a cast-iron street fixture that has stood on the canals for over a century. It is always free and never closes, but it is men only and offers no privacy, which draws fair criticism: there is no free public equivalent for women, a gap that has been challenged in the Dutch courts.
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